CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 19: the Lion and the Serpant

[ohneill_2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 99856

Melody:

> 4)  SHIP question:  Luna makes a point to wish Ron luck for the
> Quidditch match and Hermione gives him a kiss.  They both pretty 
much
> ignored Harry.  Is this a foreshadow of a cat fight to come?  Who
> would win?

I know the true SHIPpers on here aren't going to like this answer 
(and don't get me wrong, I've been known to SHIP myself at times), 
but couldn't Hermione's paying more attention to Ron than Harry in 
this scene be explained by the fact that it was Ron who really needed 
it at that moment?  It was his first game, and he was practically 
having a heart attack from nervousness.  Hermione always gives Harry 
whatever emotional support he needs in the moment as well, but 
Quiddich is old hat for him at this point, and it was Ron who needed 
her right then.

I won't begin to speculate about Luna; her character is intriguing, 
but I don't think any of us can really claim to know what makes her 
tick at this point.

--Cory

P.S. And just to confess my own bias -- I do slightly prefer H/Hr 
over R/Hr, although my real hope is that regardless of who ends up 
together, it flows logically from the story and doesn't feel like 
pairings for the sake of pairings.